West End Wheelmen's Club

West End Wheelmen's Club

Front entrance
Location 439 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°14′24″N 75°53′47″W / 41.24000°N 75.89639°W / 41.24000; -75.89639Coordinates: 41°14′24″N 75°53′47″W / 41.24000°N 75.89639°W / 41.24000; -75.89639
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1897, 1913
Built by O'Malley, William
Architect Olds, Frederick L.
Architectural style Shingle Style
NRHP Reference # 97000521[1]
Added to NRHP May 30, 1997

West End Wheelmen's Club, also known as the Franklin Club and Knights of Columbus, is a historic clubhouse located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1897, and is a three-story, rectangular frame Shingle Style building. It features a wraparound porch and porte cochere. The rear of the building was rebuilt after a fire in 1913.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

Side entry 
Rear 

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Larry Newman (December 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West End Wheelmen's Club" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.
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